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Share I predicted David Rudisha would break the World Record in Rieti. He ran a World Record 1:41.09 6 days earlier on August 23rd. When you analyze the top men’s 800 meters performances over the last 25 years, NINE were set in Rieti. Make that TEN as of today! SIDENOTE: In 1997, Wilson Kipketer also [...]
Share I predicted David Rudisha would break the World Record in Rieti. Perhaps I could still be correct with the meet being one week away. But my crystal ball is besides the point. David Rudisha broke the world record in Berlin with a 1:41.09, meat slicing a measly 0.02 seconds off the old standard of [...]
Share The key to a proper training program is BALANCE. I prefer alternating hard & easy days with one or 2 days off, depending on the athlete. Masters athletes need more easy days, but the “active recovery” days are great to maintain fitness and keep those unwanted pounds from creeping up. It’s also a chance [...]
Share Here is some research (which I would normally post on the Facebook Fan Page), but since it is from my old McGill backyard at the University of Montreal (otherwise known as U of M) , I feel I should give them some exposure. While our sprinters do BOTH plyometrics and conventional weight training (mix [...]
Share This is a continuation of my previous article 400m Sprinter Moving up to the 800 meters If you are a hard core elite half-miler, you’ve probably researched other coaches like Jack Daniels, Bill Bowerman, Arthur Lydiard, or even Peter Coe, Sebastian Coe’s father and coach. The big question is: How much mileage should an [...]
Share The past articles on my visit to Rieti and David Rudisha’s 400/800 performance brought on a few emails asking the obvious question: Where Are The Videos? Okay, here they are. I decided to use some high tech server technology and use the JWPlayer to display MP4 files instead of the usual FLV (my apologies [...]
Share Interesting article from the IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco – 20 November, 2009. It states under the TRACK EVENTS: No more than three rounds for any event A preliminary qualification round of men’s and women’s 100m to include only unqualified athletes Relays spread over at least three days Semi-Finals and Finals in same session [...]
Share Last year, I reviewed the DVD Building a Better Runner by RunningDVDs.com. This training DVD was produced by Coach Jay Johnson, the middle distance coach at the University of Colorado, and Mike Smith, the head cross country coach and middle distance coach at Kansas State University. This is a great product as it doesn’t [...]
Share NOTE: In Canada, we use the term First Nations instead of Native Americans. BEAVERTON, Ore. — This weekend Nike (NYSE:NKE) will debut the Nike N7 Collection, a select range of performance footwear designed with the environment and the future of Native American communities in mind. The N7 Collection will be sold exclusively through 33 [...]
Share I’m standing in front of the Arch of Constantine which is next to the Coliseum in the heart of Rome. This historical monument was the finish line for the 1960 Rome Olympic marathon where Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the race barefoot. Did I mention barefoot? Running barefoot has its benefits, and today’s running [...]
Share Why You Won’t See a World Record in this Upcoming World Championships or Olympics When was the last time you saw a world record in a World Championship or Olympics Games in a middle distance or long distance event from 800 meters upwards? Sprinters take advantage of the Championship atmosphere, the multiple rounds, and [...]
Share When Speedendurance covered Matt Bogdanowicz’s World Record attempts, a lot of you were wondering who set the equivalent WR for a women? As you know, my good friend Matt is also a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in [...]
Share NIKE, Inc. introduced the new Nike+ SportBand, giving runners real-time performance feedback on their distance, pace, time and calories burned with just a glance at their wrist. Nike also redefined the online running experience by merging the successful site nikeplus.com and its close to 2 million members together with nikerunning.com. Nike+ SportBand The Nike+ [...]
Share YET another successful Harry Jerome International Track & Field Classic is under our belts. In case you missed it, you can view all the races and interviews on Flocast.org. Harry Jerome was the most decorated sprinter between the Percy Williams (1920’s) and Ben Johnson (1980’s) era. One of the many highlights was his bronze [...]
Share I discussed overspeed training by means of a pulley or slight downhill grade. But what about uphill running, or running with resistance such as sleds? These two scenarios have two different functions, but I’ll discuss sleds and pulleys on a later post. Over the Hills Because distances on the hills are hard to measure [...]
Share Daniels’ Running Formula If you enjoyed the article on Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running Video, you are sure to enjoy this podcast. With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I [...]
Share BEAVERTON, Ore. – Nike today introduced the Nike LunarGlide+, a new lightweight running shoe with an innovative mid-sole design architecture called Dynamic Support, a patent-pending system which adapts to a runner’s gait with each step, providing superior cushioning and as-needed stability. “Runners traditionally had to choose between stability or cushioning shoes based on their [...]
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